1999 Columbia Lions football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jason Bivens
  • Justin Meadlin
  • Matt Radley
  • Jon Sproul
Home stadiumWien Stadium
1999 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Brown +  6 –1   9 –1  
Yale +  6 –1   9 –1  
Cornell  5 –2   7 –3  
Penn  4 –3   5 –5  
Harvard  3 –4   5 –5  
Dartmouth  2 –5   2 –8  
Columbia  1 –6   3 –7  
Princeton  1 –6   3 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their 11th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 301 to 175. Jason Bivens, Justin Meadlin, Matt Radley and Jon Sproul were the team captains.[1]

The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 141 to 95 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Harvard
L 7–24 7,912 [3]
September 25 Towson*
W 28–13 2,325 [4]
October 2 at No. 12 Lehigh*
L 13–63 10,829 [5]
October 9 Bucknell*
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 10–7 2,883 [6]
October 16 Penndagger
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 17–41 7,702 [7]
October 23 Yale
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
L 29–41 2,750 [8]
October 30 at Princeton
L 15–44 13,164 [9]
November 6 Dartmouth
  • Wien Stadium
  • New York, NY
W 21–14 4,310 [10]
November 13 at Cornell
L 29–31 5,870 [11]
November 20 at Brown
L 6–23 12,076 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Columbia Football 2019 Record Book". New York, N.Y.: Columbia University. p. 218. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1999). "Crimson Get It Going in the Right Direction". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. F16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Schad, Joe (September 26, 1999). "Towson Fumbles Away Game to Columbia". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Blockus, Gary R. (October 3, 1999). "Lehigh Sets Marks and Routs Columbia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bison Fall at Columbia; Suspensions Hurt Bloom". The Danville News. Danville, Pa. October 11, 1999. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Juliano, Joe (October 17, 1999). "Hoffman Gets Untracked, Leads Penn in a Romp Over Columbia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Hine, Tommy (October 24, 1999). "Yale Breaks Out, Holds On". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tigers Utilize Passing Attack". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 31, 1999. p. B6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Columbia 21, Dartmouth 14". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. November 7, 1999. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 7, 1999. p. C20.
  11. ↑ Moore, William (November 15, 1999). "Iverson Comes Through for CU". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bears Stake Their Title Claim". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
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